this one starts when i was a kid…long ass time ago. anyway, when i was a kid growing up in Thousand Oaks (that’s in California, for those of you who don’t know where i grew up) there was this great sushi bar/japanese restaurant called “Cho Cho San” on TO blvd. they had this sushi roll there called a “rock n roll” which was basically baked scallops, rice, and a sauce, baked so it was crispy on top. when i moved to tucson, i was shit out of luck for finding it one…and i really wanted to, because it was really fucking good. tottemo oishii datta!

so, i was at lunch today at sachiko sushi at speedway and wilmot, and looking for something different, i picked up the sushi menu and actually read it. now, bear in mind i’ve tried this approach to finding the infamous rock-n-roll at other sushi restaurants, finding anything from scallops slathered in mayo and deep fried at sushi hamma, to baked scallop, er…soup at sushi cho. i figured “what the hell” and just ordered the spicy scallop roll at sachiko. i was shocked when it got there…”it looks like a rock-n-roll…” i thought to myself, picked one up, ate it. it was a rock n roll!

Here’s a Google Earth map (.kmz) of the 2 sushi places I’m talking about.